MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2023 · 57 citations · 2 references
Public HealthEmergency MedicineEmergency PlanningEnvironmental HealthEpidemiologyPublic Health SurveillanceAir PollutantsAir Pollution EpidemiologyAir QualityFire WeatherInhalation InjuryAir Quality AssessmentAir Quality SurveillanceEmergency Response PlanningParticulate Matter EmissionsPublic Health Communication MonitoringSyndromic Surveillance ReportingWildfire Smoke ExposureWildfire Smoke Health Impacts
) triggered an Air Quality Index ≥101, corresponding to the air quality categorization, "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups." Changes in asthma-associated ED visits were assessed across U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regions and by age. Overall, asthma-associated ED visits were 17% higher than expected during the 19 days with wildfire smoke that occurred during the study period; larger increases were observed in regions that experienced higher numbers of continuous wildfire smoke days and among persons aged 5-17 and 18-64 years. These results can help guide emergency response planning and public health communication strategies, especially in U.S. regions where wildfire smoke exposure was previously uncommon.
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Howard Burkom, Wayne Loschen, Richard Wojcik et al. · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · 2021 · 52 citations · Full text